The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-12
HERE AND THERE.

4 lady in Athens, Ga, clears $50 per month
from four cows.
A nare.coursng park Is to be established at
Redwood City, CAL
In 1870 there were "a, 597 idiots In this coun.
try; in 1880, 76,s95.
In Bucks county, Pennsylvania, lives a man
named Buck Wheat. ...
Tramps are more numerous In California
this year than ever before.
A Polk county, Georgia, man Is living pleas.
antly with his eighth wife.
In Napa county, California, wine can be OBJ
tanned at Is cents gallon.
A negro at Birmingham, Ala, bears the
name OF Jack the Rabbit E"
There is one divorce in every four and half
marriages, a statlsticlan claims
The brewers of New York spent $685. 900 last
year in caring for sick workmen.
A Maine lady has refused $1,000 for her
tresses, eight feet oneinch long.
During the year 1885 taxes were paid on
$3.50, SOS, 5SS cigars In this country.
A hunter in Oconee county, Georgia, re.
emily captured seven coons in one tree.
A case is reported Of dellrum tremcns in a
young girl caused by chewing tea-leaves.
There is said to be a large number of moon
shine stills in the vicinity Of Athens, Ga
A slOO,oQ0 hotel is 10 be erected on the sum
nit of Slower mountain, near Cotton, Cal
Lon Parks. Of licllcon, Ga, has killed and
sold eight hundred cartridges this winter
The mission schools In Utah are mostly sup.
ported by contributions from eastern states.
Several Philadelphia druggists are being
prosecuted for selling bogus patent medicines,
A tiny boat, with two men In II, is making
the voyage from the Cape Of Good Hope to
London.
The sidewalks OF Boston have not been In
such bad condition for years as during the
last week.
"Yes," said Mrs. Seldomhit, 81 keep of the
evil spirits now by wearing an omelet around
my neck"
Ice-cream in the form of asparagus and coli
flower is new feature Of Gotham's CASTRO
monte entertainments.
'Eyesoogy'' is now chroncled as fashions
latest fad, and II means the telling OF charac'
ter from the color of the eyes.
Society is aptly described in New York as
"a vast aggregation of newcomers, some OF
whom will never have their names In the d.
rcctory."
Salmon, once plenty In the Fraser river,
British Columbia, have deserted that stream
wherever the noise and jar of railroad or mill
touches the banks and dlsturbs the river.
According to The 3oront, Giob. the public
debt of Canada has increased S75 per minute
during the whole Of Sir John Macdonald's
administration, allowing ten working hours
u day and twenty-six working days to the
month.
A lot Of tramps attacked gang Of indus
trious Cinnamon at Cotton, CAL, the other
day, and for few minutes had fine time
mauinG the Mongo'iaas.- But the heathens
rallied, smote their assailants h p and thigh
and chased them out Of town iot miles.
The rope used in the executlol OF 7. j.. Gu.
verus, at Richmond, Va, a few DAYS ago vas
made by citizen of that city on the con.
dtlon that II should be returned to him after
the work was done. Now he exhibits the
rope to anyone who wishes to pay 10 cents for
the privilege Of looking at 1t.
The New Orleans Mardl-gras promises to be
a Fourth Of July representation this year. A
procession OF militia and torchllghters will
make n carnival OF noise and flame. From
the time the procession straits till 1t disbands
the firing and the noise will never cense, the
militia firing into the air oil the time.
The entire scriptures contain 2,775, 269 ems
in diamond aud 2s07, $40 ems In nonpareil.
1t would take a printer year and a half to
put the scriptures In type at the rate OF 5000
ems per day. The quantity OF metal required
In nonparell would be about $500 pounds In
bourgeois 1900 pounds, and in plea 5000
pounds. s.e
Bears are considered by employees In ZOO
Logical gardens as being the most treacherous
of animals. They are the most uncertain In
temper and are the cause Of more deaths in
mcnagcries and among showmen than lions
or tigers. When they are young they are
playful and affectionate, but when they grow
up their tempers seem to sour.
Misslonary-Yes, our work is progressing
nobly. The Indian squaws of Lower Brule
agency now have a sewing circle and meet
twice week. Omaha Dame-I am afraid that
Is not much of an advance. "Why notw
"Just think OF the vast amount Of scandal
mch-" Oh calm your fears; they are not
civilized enough for that YETI